Gil Martin, who guided Kevin Harvick to back-to-back third-place finishes in the Sprint Cup Series standings in 2010 and 2011 but was replaced after last season, will return as Harvick’s crew chief this weekend.

Martin will replace Shane Wilson, according to a team spokesman, for the race this weekend as team owner Richard Childress has opted to make a change atop the pit box.

At the end of last season, Harvick asked for the crew-chief change to give him the best possible chance to win a championship.

He was given the crew of Shane Wilson, which had been working with Clint Bowyer.

But Harvick and the entire RCR organization have gone winless in Cup this year.

Harvick is ninth in points, but after eight top-10 finishes in the first 15 races, Harvick has just one top-10 (an eighth at New Hampshire) in the past eight races. He has just three top-fives, including second-place finishes at Phoenix and Dover, this year.

In recent weeks, Harvick has been critical over the team radio over the changes Wilson has made to the car during the race. Harvick has started worse than 20th in seven of the past 14 races.